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‘Household’ gatherings offer intentional community at South Bend parish

The vision is to foster an environment of intentional community, where individuals are welcomed, loved and drawn closer to Jesus.

Laura Loker
May 08, 2023
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America is facing a crisis of loneliness. With nationwide declines in social connectivity, even the U.S. surgeon general is concerned about the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” facing Americans.

A household gathering with parishioners from St. Therese Little Flower.

And Catholics are not exempt from the crisis. 

But parishioners at St. Thérèse Little…

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